The crime figures continue to fall year on year, with a 7% reduction in crime lower work but a 14% fall in expenditure

13% fewer Crown Court representation orders were granted and 3% fewer Crown Court cases completed;

Civil legal aid volumes are running at one third of pre-LASPO levels, and continue to fall - matter starts were down 6% and certificates down 7% compared to the same quarter last year

Within that, there are variations for individual categories of law:

overall, family work has fallen by 6%, but family mediation is going up - starts by 19% and assessments by 33%

mental health starts have fallen by 4%

immigration work has increased by 1% and housing by 2%

other categories are small, but in most cases going down - most noticeably in actions against the police and public law, though community care is going up

Exceptional funding application numbers have fallen by 12% over the last year, and the grant rate is 8% lower than the previous quarter (though 11% higher than last year). Most grants were for family (33% of the total), immigration (41%) and inquests (13%)